Check out our new website!

Welcome to the Sioux City Public Library’s new website! With a redefined design and faster page load time, you have better access to the Library’s unique resources. You’ll find an improved Library catalog interface with more powerful search capabilities and an enhanced way to browse the newest additions to the Library’s collections. Take a moment to explore and enjoy these new features!

Our OverDrive eBook and eAudiobook site has a new look. We are pleased to announce Bridges: Iowa’s eLibrary. This new statewide consortium gives you access to even more downloadable titles! If you’ve not yet checked out an eBook or eAudiobook, there’s no better time to give one a try. Just go to our eResources page and click on OverDrive. For assistance, contact a Library Techie at 712-255-2933 ext. 221 or questions@siouxcitylibrary.org. Happy downloading!

“Check It Out,” a series featuring book recommendations from Sioux City Public Library staff, airs Tuesdays at 7:42am and 5:18pm on KWIT-KOJI: FM90. Each segment spotlights a staff favorite from our collection. (more)

Summer is here and that means its time for livin’ easy and summer reads. Between June 1st and August 15th, let us know what you are reading by sharing in 5 words or less what you liked (or didn’t like) about your summer read. (more)

NoveList

Book discovery is easier than ever using NoveList in the Library catalog. Whether you’re looking for the next book in a series, for a read-alike recommendation, or for professional reviews, NoveList offers the tools necessary to find your next great read! This feature is located below the holdings information for select fiction and nonfiction titles in the Library catalog.

Last Day of Summer Reading

Friday, July 31 • All Library Locations
Make sure to pick up your summer reading prizes on or before July 31!

Tuesday, August 4 • Perry Creek Branch Library • 11am
Library Storytime is a unique place for young children and their caring adults to explore the world together. Curious young minds experience the magic that stories offer while developing the early literacy skills needed to be ready to read.

Wednesday, August 5 • Morningside Branch Library • 10:30am
Library Storytime is a unique place for young children and their caring adults to explore the world together. Curious young minds experience the magic that stories offer while developing the early literacy skills needed to be ready to read.

Tuesday, August 11 • Perry Creek Branch Library • 11am
Library Storytime is a unique place for young children and their caring adults to explore the world together. Curious young minds experience the magic that stories offer while developing the early literacy skills needed to be ready to read.

Wednesday, August 12 • Morningside Branch Library • 10:30am
Library Storytime is a unique place for young children and their caring adults to explore the world together. Curious young minds experience the magic that stories offer while developing the early literacy skills needed to be ready to read.

Tuesday, August 18 • Perry Creek Branch Library • 11am
Library Storytime is a unique place for young children and their caring adults to explore the world together. Curious young minds experience the magic that stories offer while developing the early literacy skills needed to be ready to read.

Wednesday, August 19 • Morningside Branch Library • 10:30am
Library Storytime is a unique place for young children and their caring adults to explore the world together. Curious young minds experience the magic that stories offer while developing the early literacy skills needed to be ready to read.

The goal of Library Storytime is to instill a love of books and reading in the very young. Curious young minds experience the magic that stories offer while developing social skills, building vocabulary, and learning to match spoken sounds with written words. Please join us! (more)